Page 146 - Ord 866 Adopting a revised Fiscal Year 17-18 and new proposed Fiscal Year 18-19 budget

Goals and Objectives

11 Town Manager’s Office

as well as the implementation and oversight of the adopted budget throughout its effective
fiscal year.
The Town Manager guides, coordinates, and facilitates recommendations to the Council on
strategic planning initiatives and policies as well as their implementation.
Responsible for attracting, retaining, and developing a municipal/ educational work force for
delivering top quality municipal and academic services.

Program Trends

Current residential growth remains comparable with the previous year’ s permit requests and
is expected to trend consistently in the coming fiscal years.
The Town recently approved, Quail Hollow, a residential development consisting of 92 new
homes at the corner of Dove Road and Davis Blvd. ( FM 1938); Phase 1 is underway with 31 of
the 36 lots having been prepared and sold. This 188 acre gated community will feature
minimum lot size of 1 acre.
Centurion American continues to develop the 85 acre tract on Hwy 114 as a mixed- use
development site; construction for this project is in progress with the preparation of the
infrastructure prior to the commercial/ residential components. CVS and a Primrose Child
Care facility are in operation and a portion of the housing component and a commercial
corner will begin within the fiscal year.
Facility related Capital Improvement
Projects ( CIP) have been approved by
the Council for the coming fiscal year;
with $12.2 million in expenditures for the
building of the Fire and EMS Station,
along with signalization and cemetery
improvements.
Enrollment requests and lottery
applications at Westlake Academy
continue to remain strong, with
approximately 2,250 students on the
current waiting list.
Westlake is entering the eighth year of
our assessment of an ad-valorem
property tax. With the calculated
effective tax rate at $.13615 per $100 of
assessed valuation.

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